org.hibernate.type
Interface StringRepresentableType<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBynaryType, AbstractCharArrayType, AbstractLongBinaryType, AbstractLongStringType, AbstractSingleColumnStandardBasicType, AbstractStandardBasicType, AdaptedImmutableType, BigDecimalType, BigIntegerType, BinaryType, BlobType, BooleanType, ByteType, CalendarDateType, CalendarType, CharacterArrayClobType, CharacterArrayType, CharacterType, CharArrayType, CharBooleanType, ClassType, ClobType, CurrencyType, DateType, DbTimestampType, DoubleType, FloatType, ImageType, ImmutableType, IntegerType, LobType, LocaleType, LongType, MaterializedBlobType, MaterializedClobType, MutableType, NullableType, NumericBooleanType, PostgresUUIDType, PrimitiveCharacterArrayClobType, SerializableType, ShortType, StringType, TextType, TimestampType, TimeType, TimeZoneType, TrueFalseType, UrlType, UUIDBinaryType, UUIDCharType, WrappedMaterializedBlobType, WrapperBinaryType, YesNoType

public interface StringRepresentableType<T>

Additional, optional contract for types capable of rendering and consuming their values to/from strings.

Author:

Steve Ebersole

Method Summary

T	fromStringValue(java.lang.String string) Consume the given string representation back into this types java form.
java.lang.String	toString(T value) Render the value to the string representation.

Method Detail

toString

java.lang.String toString(T value)
                          throws HibernateException

Render the value to the string representation.

Parameters:

value - The value to render to string.

Returns:

The string representation

Throws:

HibernateException - Problem rendering

fromStringValue

T fromStringValue(java.lang.String string)
                  throws HibernateException

Consume the given string representation back into this types java form.

Parameters:

string - The string representation to be consumed.

Returns:

The java type representation

Throws:

HibernateException - Problem consuming